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B.C. government protects pension money at Catalyst Paper operations
VICTORIA - Looming forest industry tariff increases and deteriorating trade relations between Canada and United States prompted British Columbia’s government to protect the pensions of retirees ...
Jul 27, 2018
BOLT Transit ending Saturday service
Changes are coming to the BOLT regional transit service. Starting Sept. 1, the bus service between Red Deer, Blackfalds and Lacombe will no longer operate on Saturdays. The decision was made jointly b...
Jul 27, 2018
'Tinpot dictator stuff:' Calgary mayor attacks Ontario premier's Toronto plan
CALGARY - The mayor of Calgary says Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to cut the number of Toronto city councillors and cancel votes for other municipal elections is “tinpot dictator stuff....
Jul 27, 2018
Feds ramp up brainstorming on handgun crime following Toronto shooting
OTTAWA - Following the recent mass shooting in Toronto, the federal government is eyeing tighter restrictions on handguns - possibly by making certain firearms harder to buy and allowing municipalitie...
Jul 27, 2018
BC Summer Games athletes report inappropriate touching at dance
VICTORIA - Police and the BC Games Society are investigating allegations of inappropriate touching involving teenaged athletes who were part of the BC Summer Games that ended Sunday on Vancouver Islan...
Jul 27, 2018
B.C. Lions running back Brandon Rutley sidelined with ACL tear
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions are short at running back after Brandon Rutley was placed on the six-game injured list with a right ACL tear on Friday. The Lions already were missing starting running back ...
Jul 27, 2018
2 Michigan communities told to stop using contaminated water
PARCHMENT, Mich. - Authorities handed out thousands of free bottles of water Friday for two southwestern Michigan communities where the discovery of contamination from toxic industrial chemicals promp...
Jul 27, 2018
Filly Wonder Gadot to skip running for Canadian Triple Crown title
TORONTO - Wonder Gadot won’t attempt to complete the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. On Tuesday night, the heralded filly earned an emphatic 5 3/4-length win in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes af...
Jul 27, 2018
Trans Mountain pipeline work to resume in August: Kinder Morgan Canada boss
EDMONTON - The head of Kinder Morgan Canada says work is to resume next month to prepare a route for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Ian Anderson says the company will secure, survey and prepar...
Jul 27, 2018
Toronto FC coach says every remaining game critical for MLS champions
TORONTO - Feeling the effects of a flu-like bug, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney looked somewhat pale Friday. And while well aware of his club’s poor run of form to date this season, Vanney wasn...
Jul 27, 2018